Cretaceous Chalk Earth Color from China
Cretaceous chalk is a white earth pigment from fossilized marine deposits, low in iron, used in putties and fine art grounds. HTS 2530.90.8015 covers this as an other earth color outside excluded categories.
Duty Rate — China → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.860%Universal product exemption (U.S. note 52(b))
Import Tips
• Differentiate from precipitated chalk (2802) with natural deposit proofs
• Bulk powder form avoids classification as writing chalk (9609)
• Test for purity to stay below any chemical exclusions